Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
October is ADHD Awareness Month—and nowhere does this learning difference need to be more understood than in the workplace. Fully one-fifth of adult Americans—65.6 million employees nationwide—have some form of learning and attention difference. The wonder is not the staggering number of neurodiverse individuals, but how the workplace thus far…
Artificial intelligence, AI, is the prevalent water cooler buzz lately from workers to HR professionals, but the reality is that it’s been around for several decades. And according to McKinsey’s Global Survey of AI from 2022, the buzz is real: AI adoption has more than doubled since 2017. As AI…
I first attended the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Tech Live event at The Montage in Laguna Beach in October 2017, and while ripe with CEO, founder, investor, media, and celebrity perspectives on technology developments, the focus seemed to be on incremental change. Fast forward to the 2023 edition of WSJ…
A litigation battle between Stride Learning LRN Inc and one of its corporate offspring shows just how rough the for-profit education business can get. Future of School and the for-profit education giant are locked in a legal struggle; publicly available depositions taken from the two main parties kick up a…
In a recent interview between David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, and former Vice-President Al Gore, Mr. Gore stated that we already have all the climate solutions we need — we just have to “flip the switch.” In the face of so much climate pessimism, it was a breath…
A recent Wall Street Journal analysis of 50 flagship universities across the U.S. found that over the past 20 years, college spending rose an average of 38% while the cost of tuition and fees for the average student rose 64%. While state funding at many of these schools decreased during…
Robert Sheen is founder and CEO of Trusaic, a purpose-driven technology company focused on pay equity, DEI and healthcare. When Megan Rapinoe announced her retirement from soccer, her statement was quintessentially Megan. She was filled with joy and appreciation, thanking her family, friends, teammates and coaches for a lifetime of…
Rodolfo Salazar is Managing Director of iDigital Studios & CEO at QUDOX. Accelerated Customer Growth│Helping companies become Unicorns. El Salvador, my beloved homeland, is rich in tradition, stemming from the Pipiles, an illustrious tribe known for their artistry and nobility. I often reminisce about their revered principle of Tlamachtiani, which…
CCO at ELES, d.o.o., combined transmission and distribution system operator of the Republic of Slovenia; Chair PRCA Slovenia. As a chief communication officer, I get many requests for cooperating/contributing to collaborative spaces—whether online conferences or in person, digital panels and newsletters. While engineers are ready to present world-changing technologies, and…
Carmelina Piedra | Founder, Certified Career Coach, and Executive Innovation Coach & Facilitator at CareerCoachingPro. This past week, I attended an HR conference that solidified everything I already knew about workplace culture and management. What Employees Aren't Getting From Their Managers Employees want to be seen, heard, valued and supported.…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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